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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban tipped for re-election
Hungarians took to the polling booths on Sunday in parliamentary elections which look set to hand incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban another four year term.<br /><br />He leads the conservative Fidesz party and has faced criticism from the EU and foreign investors over his staunch defence of the national interest. <br /><br />But his policies have helped stabilise public finances and cut utility bills for many ordinary Hungarians, endearing him to the electorate. He’s promised to stay on track if re-elected, but there are fears this could hamper Hungary’s business competitiveness.<br /><br />Critics also accuse Orban of clamping down on checks and balances as well as the media. <br /><br />Opinion polls show his Fidesz party is on course for a landslide victory.<br /><br />Attila Mesterhazy is one of the opposition candidates from the leftist coalition. A week before the vote, polls gave the Socialist party Chairman a score of 20 percent. <br /><br />Worryingly for many, he’s being pushed hard by Gabor Vona, leader of the far-right Jobbik Party, which opinion polls show at 14 percent. This would be a good result for the party, which many accuse of anti-Semiism and inciting hostility towards the country’s Roma minority. <br /><br />Beating the Socialists would see Jobbik positioned as Hungary’s second biggest political force. <br /><br />Another question is whether Orban can retain his two-thirds majority in parliament if he wins, which allows him to change the constitution. <br /><br />Sunday’s election will feature a first-past-the-post single round in 106 constituencies, unlike the two rounds four years ago.<br /><br />The number of lawmakers in parliament has also been cut from 386 to 199.
